New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
DIVING FROM THE BRIDGE.
TURNING OVER TWICE ON THE WAY DOWN.
YOUNG DE rRKIrAs KLUDEs THE poLrcE-ncKED

YOUNG DE FRRITAs ELUDEs THE POLIcE-PIcKED
UP BY sTEAMER-cAUGHr IN BROOKLYN.
The bridge jumpers "Stever Brodic and "Larrys
Donovan have been outdone Another candidate
for notoriety and what little fortune 1t brings
dived from the Brooklyn Bridge parapet yester.
day afternoon He jumped from a point much
nearer the centre Of the span and therefore several
feet further from the water than either Of the
former successful leaperv, and not far from the
place chosen by the unonfrtunate Professor
Odlum. Prohting by the experience of Brodie
and Donovan, he did not land at the Doverst.
pier and fall into the hands of the policemen
waiting there for him. but being picked by
steamer and carried up the river and landed at
Williamsburg, from which place he went DO his
home in Brooklyn and was arrested there. His
name is Emanuel de Freitas and he is printer.
Officer Doyle OF the Bridge police, was occupied
in keeping in line the large crowd which was
streaming along the promenade shortly before
o'clock, when his attention was attracted toward
lightly built, medium-szed young man who had
clambered over the rail and was making
his way across girder over the car tracks on the
south side His first impression was that IL was
one Of the five carpenters who were engaged in
putting some new planks In the roadway near by.
A glance at the carpenters showed him that they
were all at work. however. and then it occurred to
him that it was another bridge Jumper.
Officer Finn, who tried to prevent Odum from
Jumping, stood In the roadway about fifty feet
away and Doyle lost no time in calling his atten-
tion to the new candidate for notoriety. Dc
Freitas had then climbed down ladder 10
the roadway, and crossed to the parapet.
Finn was on the side of the road nearest the tracks
and there was TRICK Detween nm nun aci
aud reached the river side Of the roadway just I'M
time to grasp the jumper by the leg. lie was in
and fell losing his hold on De Freitas. The latter
then cooly drew himself up on the strIng.piece He
stood upright for second on its broad, fat surface
Gfs'''asy Gs ~sa DOVE Ike '1sS n;ss
pRSy isfs sos
saults and struck the water head first. In about
twenty seconds he rose to the surface and began
to swim down the rlver hand over hand. apparently
had Just left its pier ,a at .ontiS the !, foot S}s
direction aud the deckhands threw hm a line
which he erasped and vas pulled aboard
Officers Finn and Doyle started on run for the
Freitas jump. They were joined 6y half dozen
city policemen and scores Of small boys All took
their stand on the Pier expecting tmas sre s9StG. 9S.
they were disappointed for the captain of the boat
continued on his way up the river. The policemen
tried to follow it along T. SaS az M M
In the meantime the sergeant at the headquarters
of the Bridge police had heard that De Freltas had
been talking about jumping from the Bridge and
detailed q man to watch for him at bis
boarding place, the Nassau Hotel. Nassau aud
Washington sts, Brooklyn. He walked into
the barroom of the hotel at about 10 O'Clock aud
was receiving the congratulations of his friends
when ne was arrested and brought over to the Oak
Street Police Station.
He gave his age as nineteen years and SAID that
he was born in Halifax lie left his home
when thirteen years old and went TO
Boston and then came to New-fork
and secured employment with Gray Brothers, print.
ers in Fulton-st He has lived at the Nassau Hotel
for about SIX weeks and was well LIKED
by his associates there. He has talked
about jumping from the Bridge considerably lately
and saws ne Thought ne could do 1t ever since Cd
lum was killed. although the highest jump he ever
had made was tifty-fve feet.
al mad made no preparation for the jump" ho
said, land only did 1T for the fun OF the
tning. l feel no Ill effects from it
except that my head feels though 1t had
been struck with something soft. l stood my
cnances on being picked up. and when came
up struck out for the Brooklyn Shore.
felt that l could swim theie all right:
When got aboard the lighter they treated
me we'll, The engineer took me 10 his home In
" illamsburg and dried my clothes for me-.
De Freitas is about tive feet aud threo
inches in height and does not weigh
over 13O pounds He dark
coOred sack coat and trousers white undershirf
and soft, light-colored hat
lie will be arTagned IN the Iomos foiea
Court this morning and Will probably
be charged with resisting an onlcer a; well as WIKI
dIsorderly conduct.